The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-25

by slipping from rock into the river. Her
mates reached her a fsh-pole, which dis
Jointed, but they at once reached her what re-
NAMED in their hands and drew her on to the
bank. As the water was from six to ten feet
deep and the bottom miry, she had a very
narrow escape. - f. ID. Lamb has sold
the hotel and all the appurtenances thereof
to Noble Irish, brother of e. NJ Irish, the
well-known proprietor of the Montpelier
House, for $1,000. During the twelve years
that Mr.. Lamb has been here he has made
many friends and has not been indicted at
all for selling intoxcants. - James JOS
lin of Fitchburg, Mass, came to town last
week to attend the funeral of his father,
Bethuel Joslin.
Warren.
MEMORIAL DAY will be observed in this
place. Rev. G. III. Smith will deliver the
address. Services will be held in the
church on Sunday. - Mrs. L. NJ. Heath
goes this week to Fall River, Mass, to visit
a sister. - The Shepard Family give a
musical entertainment at the town hall on
Thursday evening of this week. ID.
III. Steele continues about the same. Mrs.
viii Morse of Barre is assisting in the care
of her father.
East Warren.
Mr.. ORLANDO FAssETT and Miss Hattie,
and Mr.. and Mrs Albert Eldredge attended
the funeral services of Mr. and Mrs John
Fassett at Moretown last week Tuesday.
- The many friends of ID. II. Steele
will be sorry to learn that his health is not
improved and his recovery is not expected.
- Miss Abbie Wiley, who has been
i'll in Roxbury for some time, has recovered
sufficiently to admit of her being moved to
the residence of her sister, Mrs. W. A.
Averill. - Joseph Eldredge is home,
the school at Waterbury Center having
closed He expects to commence clerking
in Eli Joslyn's store in Roxbury soon.
- Almond Worcester has returned
from visiting his children in East Mont
pelier and st. Johnsbury. - Mrs. G.. b.
Newcomb is spending short time with her
daughter, Mrs. w. E. Barney of Mont
pelier. - Mrs. Abigail Chaffee of St.
Lawrence, N. Y, is spending several weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. E. b. Roys. -
Genie Dickey is visiting her mother in
Washington. - John Elliot of Lincoln
present with his son, William Elliot
- Mrs. Lucetta Nichols is visiting at
her sons in Roxbury. Miss Lelah Drew is
also visiting in RoXbury.
Waterbury.
The members of Dillingham; Post, G. A.
r., will meet at their rooms on the morning
of Decoration day at seven o'clock, previous
to forming line of march. AT fifteen min
utes past one they will proceed to the com
mon, headed by Citizens band, and from
there will march up Main street. through
Stowe street and down Maple street, cross
ing over to Main street again, and proceed
to the cemetery, where the graves of our
dead heroes will be decked with floral trib-
utes. The procession will then reform and
proceed to the Congregational church,
where Rev. Edward Halves, ID, will de-
liver the address. All old soldiers are ear
nestly requested to unite with the Post in
observing the day. - The ladies of
Waterbury and vicinity met Saturday even
ing and formed Relief Corps. They will
Al.
Watts block. A large gathering was pres
ent and everything pertaining to this order
bids fair to be most prosperous. - Miss
Mary Moody is expected home from Wash
lngton, ID. c., this week. - The gradu-
ating exercises of the class of pupils finish
ing their course of studies in the graded
school will take place in the Congregational
church June Sd. Music will be furnished
by Citizens band on that occasion. -
The merchants have agreed to close their
stores on Thursday evenings, dating from
the 10Th and continuing through the sum-
mer months. - j. X. Batchelder, for
mer citizen of this place, made short visit
here last week. - Citizens band gave
the first of a series of concerts on the common
last Friday evening. The selections, all of
which were well rendered, showed the i'm
provement which the band has made during
the winter months After the concert sere-
made was given the new firm of Atkins &
Haines, who treated the boys in tip-top
manner. - The commencement exer-
cises at the Seminary Ia report of which
will be found in Waterbury Center items)
passed off very pleasantly.
Waterbury Center.
THE closing exercises at Green Mountain
Seminary, last week, were of more than
usual interest Monday and Tuesday even
ings there was speaking by the middle
class, which was we'll done and reflected
credit upon Professor Chapman, who has
had the drilling of the class. On Wednes-
day evening the lecture by Mrs. Livermore
entitled "A Dream of Tomorrow, was
well attended and was one of the ablest
efforts of this able speaker. Thursday
afternoon Mrs. Livermore gave her lecture
on Wendell Phillips" to fair audience
This lecture should be heard by every voter
in the land. Thursday evening came the
drill by the cadet corps, which was good
and the broom-drill by the young ladies'
which was also well carried out. After the
drill there was a promenade, music being
furnished by Elmore's orchestra. The
graduates of the Commercial College are
Miss Matte A. NJ. Edwards, Roxbury; Miss
Lulu I.andt, Karl Baker and Henry Kellogg,
Waterbury; John w. Pape, Leadville, Col ;
Dwight Howe, Roxbury; Will II. Seabury,
Waterbury; Joseph Huse, Waterbury Cen
ter; Walter III. Prescott, Laconia, n III. (;
John Rafferty,, Duxbury; o. b. Blakely,
Waterbury Jenny M. Dufur, Marlboro,
Mass. - Union memorial services will
be held at the Methodist church next Sum-
day, Rev. Harvey Webster preaching the
sermon. The exercises on Monday will be
as follows: The procession will form at the
Methodist church at nine o'clock in the
morning, march to the cemetery and deco
rate the graves and then return to the church,
where E. f. Palmer, Esq, will deliver the
Grafton, after which dinner will be served
in the basement of the church. 1t is ex-
pected that each family will furnish pro-